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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?
(a) They are symetrical.
(b) They lack punctuation
(c) They have the same number of words
(d) They are written in ryhming couplets.

2. On what day did John Shade begin composing his poem "Pale Fire?"
(a) July 4th.
(b) July 5th.
(c) We are not told explicitly, only that it is during the summer.
(d) July 1st.

3. What does Kinbote want us to believe was the catalyst for John Shade's choice to set "Pale Fire" during the winter months?
(a) Bird flying south for the winter.
(b) The great tragedy Shade has experienced during winter.
(c) Shade meeting Kinbote during the previous winter.
(d) The Zemblan King's assasination in January.

4. What animal did Shade's parents study?
(a) Beavers.
(b) Bats.
(c) Bears.
(d) Birds.

5. What does Shade find out when he tracks down the woman who had the same vision of the after-life that he did?
(a) She is a Zemblan queen.
(b) She had a different vision.
(c) She is married to Charles Kinbote.
(d) She also had a daughter who passed away recently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to John Shade's aunt?

2. What event causes John Shade to have a vision of the afterlife?

3. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?

4. John Shade gives a lecture on what in Canto Three?

5. John Shade vows to further explore what in Canto Two?

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